Achieving a stable and secure network is easier said than done. The typical enterprise network contains a large and growing set of devices, which increases complexity and the risk of outages.
On the compliance front, the number of regulations is mushrooming. But most requirements are vague in nature, leaving organizations in a quandary about where to start.
The problem is further complicated by a skills shortage in network engineering as well as auditors lacking networking know-how. As a result, most organizations face a significant challenge in provisioning and managing their network infrastructure for compliance and security.
To solve this issue, organizations must simplify and automate the way they configure, deploy and monitor their network devices, policies and audit controls. Automating routine tasks increases responsiveness and allows high-value engineers to focus on high-value problems.
Automated audit control monitoring and reporting also helps to identify risks in real time as well as demonstrate compliance with regulations and internal directives. The overall result is faster response to changes and problems, decreased operational costs, lower risk and improved business operations.
ArcSight provides a proven solution for automating the provisioning, configuration, and auditing of network device changes. By simplifying network management, ArcSight helps cut the cost, time and risk of compliance. Key features include:
- Automated deployment and discovery. ArcSight tools enable automated provisioning of devices and policies, as well as dynamic discovery of new devices as they are added to the network.
- Role-based configuration. Role-based wizards allow administrators to wrap configuration scripts into simple graphical workflows, then distribute these to the appropriate users, thus simplifying network management.
- Standardized audit controls. A library of pre-built, standardized audit controls provides an accepted set of reference controls, right out of the box. This eliminates the question, "What controls should we be using?" while also allowing modification for company-specific needs.
- Real time and historical reporting. All the above feed into dashboards and reports so that multiple audiences can get the information they need to run and audit the network.
To learn more about the technology behind this solution, visit the ArcSight Network Configuration Manager product page. | 
